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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 150, 25 June 1907, Page 2

Jir. E. H. W. Westwood, A.W.LE.E., wlio was recently with Messrs. I. G White andw Co., London, constructing tramways in Australia, and came out to ithe Exhibition at Christehureh, »"is shortly for London via Australia ■

There has been an outbreak of sneak thieving lately, says the " Post" (Wellington) and some particularly mean ones have been recorded, 'but the palm for contemptibleness goes to a Newtown person. An individual -whose eheekiness was second only to his meanness actually appropriated globes from the electric reading lamps that axe placed upon the library tables. The petty thief must have pocketed the globes during qthe daytime. Mr. H. Baillie, Chief Municipal librarian, can show a couple of valuable books that have been greatly mutilated in the reference department. About a dozen pages have been abstracted from each volume, probably by persons desiring to use them as "cribs" in examinations. Mr. Baillie states that books on technical especially engineering, are particularly liable to be pillaged by sneak thieves. These persons are very cunning, but now that the library has been altered to give the officials good stations for taking observations, it, is hoped to catch one of the depredators and inflict such punishment upon him that he and others of .his kind will attempt to lead better lives.